 Of heaven; and shalt again. The hour shall come, When they who think to bind the ethereal spirit, Who, like the eagle cowering o'er his prey, Watch with quick eye, and strike and strike again If but a sinew vibrate, shall confess Their wisdom folly.  Italy: A Poem - Pagina 51di Samuel Rogers - 1823 - 200 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Samuel Rogers - 1822 - 178 pagine
...thou art lying, alas, Low in the dust; and they, who come, admire thee As we admire the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty....among the lesser lights Of heaven ; and shalt again. * * * * X. VENICE. No track of men, no foot-steps to and fro, Led to her gates. The path lay o'er the... | |
 | 1822 - 696 pagine
....with in foreign parts, into such insipid prose, as the following lines in his address to Italy ; " Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty, Would...wast. Inspiring awe in those who now enslave thee !" P. 62. —a very inoffensive theft, it must be acknowledged, from the splendid sonnet of JPilicaja."... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pagine
...the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, the g'ft of Beauty. WouU thou hadsl less, or wen as once thou wast, Inspiring awe in those who now enslave thee ! —But why despair ! ' wieo hart thou lived already; Twice shone among the nations of the world, As the sun shines among... | |
 | 1823 - 508 pagine
...thou art lying, alas, Low in the dust ; and they who come admire thee As we admire the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty....wast, Inspiring awe in those who now enslave thee 1 — But why despair ? Twice hast thou lived already ; Twice shone among the nations of the world,... | |
 | Catherine Hyde marquise de Govion Broglio Solari - 1824 - 370 pagine
...thce As we admire the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty. Would'st thou hadst less, or wert as once thou wast, Inspiring...Twice hast thou lived already ; Twice shone among the natives of the world, As the sun shines among the lesser lights Of heaven; — and shall again." The... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pagine
...we admire the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, ihe gift of Beauty. Would ihou badst less, or wert as once thou wast, Inspiring awe in...those who now enslave thee! — But why despair? Twice liast thou lived already; Twice shone among the nations of the world, (22) As the sun shines among... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pagine
...thou art lying, alas ! Low in the dust ; and they who come, admire thee As we admire the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty. Would thou hadst less, or wert ая once thou wast, Inspiring awe in those who now enslave thee ! — But why despair? Twice hast... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pagine
...thou art lying, alas ! Low in the dust ; and they who come, admire thee As we admire the beautiful in death. Thine was a dangerous gift, the gift of Beauty. Would thou hadsi less, or wert as once thou wast, Inspiring awe in those who now enslave thee ! — But why despair?... | |
 | 1831 - 740 pagine
...Would they had loved thee less, orfear'd thee more ! [already ; But why despair! Twice hast thou liv'd Twice shone among the nations of the world, As the...sun shines among the lesser lights Of Heaven ; and shall again ! The hour shall come, [spirit, When they who think to bind the ethereal Who like the eagle... | |
 | 1831 - 628 pagine
...thee less, orfear'd thee more '. [already ; But why despair ! Twice hast thou liv'd Twice ahone amung the nations of the world, As the sun shines among the lesser lights Of Heaven ; and sbalt again ! The hour shall come, [spirit, When they who think to bind the ethereal Who like the eagle... | |
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